# PHENOXY PEG-4 LAURATE/PALMITATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_phenoxy_peg_4_laurate_palmitate
Categories: beauty
Functions: Hair conditioning
Identifier: PHENOXY PEG-4 LAURATE/PALMITATE

> PHENOXY PEG-4 LAURATE/PALMITATE: Used in cosmetics as a hair conditioner. Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Phenoxy PEG-4 Laurate/Palmitate is the product obtained by the reaction of a mixture of lauric and palmitic acids with a polyoxyethylene derivative of Phenol containing an average of 4 moles of ethylene oxide.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/89719

_Assessed by Greenveil._